The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 23, 1951
Waning Gibbous
57.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
2:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 354
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 261.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 282.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.14° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.95° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.